Sinoorbital Mucormycosis Associated with Corticosteroid Therapy in COVID-19 Infection

BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis is a rare and invasive fungal infection, affecting almost exclusively immunocompromised individuals. Immunosuppressive effects of corticosteroids which are widely prescribed in COVID-19 patients might be a predisposing factor for opportunistic infections even though the othe...

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Autores principales: Mehrabi, Zeinab, Salimi, Maryam, Niknam, Kianoush, Mohammadi, Farzaneh, Mamaghani, Hesan Jelodari, Sasani, Mohammad Reza, Ashraf, Mohammad Javad, Salimi, Amirhossein, Zahedroozegar, Mohammad Hassan, Erfani, Zohreh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34745674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9745701
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis is a rare and invasive fungal infection, affecting almost exclusively immunocompromised individuals. Immunosuppressive effects of corticosteroids which are widely prescribed in COVID-19 patients might be a predisposing factor for opportunistic infections even though the other factors should also be considered. Case Presentation. A middle-aged man without any significant past medical history was admitted to the hospital due to a severe COVID-19 infection. He received a high dose of corticosteroids as a part of the treatment. Five days after discharge, he presents with a headache and fever. Eventually, orbital mucormycosis was diagnosed for him and he was treated with antifungal medications. CONCLUSION: Opportunistic infections should be considered during the current pandemic of COVID-19, during which corticosteroids are widely prescribed.

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